Patents by Inventor Larry K. Sockrider

Larry K. Sockrider has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for making formed surface mount resistor
    Patent number: 6510605
    Abstract: A surface mount resistor is formed from an elongated resistive body having first and second terminal ends and a raised center portion formed therebetween. The raised center portion includes slots in its edges which form a serpentine current path through the raised center portion of the resistor. A dielectric surrounds and encapsulates the raised center portion and an electrically conductive material coats the first and second terminal ends. The method for manufacturing involves utilizing an elongated ribbon which is of unitary construction and which is formed to create a carrier strip and a raised center portion for the resistors ultimately to be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel J. Smejkal, Steve E. Hendricks, Larry K. Sockrider